The church of Botne is a medieval stone church with a rectangular nave and lower, narrower choirs. In 1865, a tower was built to the west and an extension of the sacristy with a gable roof at the eastern end of the choir as well. In the 1940s, the frescoes on the north wall were updated. The frescoes probably date from two periods, the Middle Ages and the 17th century.
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The Holmestrand church of 1671 is a wooden church with a nave in two of the arms and the chancel in the third. In 1764, a tower was built on the southwest arm. In 1829-30 the church was restored and received, among other things, new windows, doors, a new porch and a sacristy behind the altar.
The church in Hillestad is a long church dating from 1724. It replaced a stave church from the Middle Ages. The tower and the sacristy were rebuilt in 1911. A large part of the inventory comes from the stave church, and a larger part is in the Oslo University Antiquities Collection.
Våle Church is a stone church dating from 1190, which underwent two major repairs between 1683 and 1747. The church was given a sacristy in the east and was extended eight metres to the west. From 1673 to 1770, the church belonged to Jarlsberg County, but it was not until 1859 that it became part of the parish. The tower was built in 1871-72 and was subsequently repaired. When the church was renovated in 1871-72, the church was redecorated, only the altarpiece was kept and three private family chairs were removed from the galleries.
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